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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         958</td>
<td class="r data">         789</td>
<td class="r data">    82.4</td>
<td class="r data">         839</td>
<td class="r data">         709</td>
<td class="r data">    84.5</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">    67.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,044</td>
<td class="r data">         837</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">         926</td>
<td class="r data">         748</td>
<td class="r data">    80.8</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,370</td>
<td class="r data">       1,033</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,213</td>
<td class="r data">         936</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
<td class="r data">         157</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,745</td>
<td class="r data">       1,287</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,566</td>
<td class="r data">       1,181</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">         179</td>
<td class="r data">         106</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       1,670</td>
<td class="r data">       1,119</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,510</td>
<td class="r data">       1,028</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,705</td>
<td class="r data">       1,118</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,533</td>
<td class="r data">       1,039</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       1,752</td>
<td class="r data">       1,101</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,581</td>
<td class="r data">       1,013</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">         171</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    51.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       1,536</td>
<td class="r data">         995</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,383</td>
<td class="r data">         926</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">    45.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         774</td>
<td class="r data">         525</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">         710</td>
<td class="r data">         489</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         953</td>
<td class="r data">         787</td>
<td class="r data">    82.6</td>
<td class="r data">         835</td>
<td class="r data">         707</td>
<td class="r data">    84.7</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,034</td>
<td class="r data">         835</td>
<td class="r data">    80.8</td>
<td class="r data">         920</td>
<td class="r data">         746</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">    78.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,360</td>
<td class="r data">       1,031</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,206</td>
<td class="r data">         934</td>
<td class="r data">    77.4</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,726</td>
<td class="r data">       1,278</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,559</td>
<td class="r data">       1,176</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">         167</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       1,655</td>
<td class="r data">       1,114</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,498</td>
<td class="r data">       1,023</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">         157</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       1,688</td>
<td class="r data">       1,113</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,524</td>
<td class="r data">       1,035</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">         164</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">    47.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       1,744</td>
<td class="r data">       1,097</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,574</td>
<td class="r data">       1,009</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    51.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       1,524</td>
<td class="r data">         989</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,375</td>
<td class="r data">         922</td>
<td class="r data">    67.1</td>
<td class="r data">         149</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         768</td>
<td class="r data">         521</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">         708</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    80.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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